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Fox News
10-07-2025
- Fox News
Caribbean police work to ID body found during search for missing American as nearby security guard was killed
A security guard was killed about 9 miles from where an American went missing in the Turks and Caicos Islands in late June, according to police. Brian Tarrence, 51, of Monroe, New York, went missing on June 25 while vacationing with his wife on the Turks and Caicos Island, according to the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. On the same day, police said a security guard was killed at a supermarket in the Blue Hills area of the Turks and Caicos Islands, roughly 9 miles from where Tarrence went missing. Police haven't established a connection between the two incidents. Grantley Williams, acting superintendent of police for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, said in a Facebook video that Tarrence was last seen leaving the Paradise Inn, where the couple was staying in the Grace Bay Area of the island. The Tarrence family's private investigator, Carl DeFazio, previously told Fox News Digital that Brian was seen on security camera leaving their condo before disappearing. Earlier that day, the couple went on a boat trip. "They seemed to be having a normal couple days, and he ended up walking out of his condo, which is in a very safe place and in the middle of Grace Bay Road," DeFazio said. "And we have him on camera, and he walks into town, and then he basically disappears, and we haven't heard from him since." DeFazio said Tarrence's belongings were left behind at the condo, adding that he was wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. Tarrence's wife didn't realize he was missing until the following morning, DeFazio said. The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said a body was found shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday in Grace Bay, but police haven't made an identification. A spokesperson for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force told Fox News Digital that autopsy results are still pending. "The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force extends sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased," Acting Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams said while commenting on the discovery of the body. "We urge family members of the public to refrain from speculation and allow the investigative process to confirm the identity through official channels." Tarrence and his wife left for the vacation on June 22 and were set to return on June 29. Anyone with information relating to Tarrence's disappearance is asked to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Sydney Morning Herald
24-06-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Soft furnishings provide cold comfort
'My wife went shopping the other day for a new doona and came home with a comforter,' reports Bryan O'Keefe of Kembla Heights. 'I'm guessing the same marketing gurus were behind a dummy becoming a pacifier.' 'Geoff Turnbull's creek-side cubby tale (C8) reminded me of our visit to Burra (a fascinating town) in South Australia,' says Anne Kirman of Wilton. 'In the 1850s, some 1800 people lived in 600 dugouts excavated in the side of the Burra River. Sadly, flooding forced most of the occupants to leave, with only three dugouts surviving to the present day, albeit unoccupied. Life was tough back then.' 'In a makeshift room of a run-down old house in rural NSW, I watch as my son has two dental wires replaced,' writes Debbie Knapman of Nubba. 'A glue is being applied and needs to dry. For heat, a purple hairdryer is used, for water, a pink plastic spray bottle. When the yellowed autoclave machine becomes too noisy to speak over, it is intermittently turned off. I imagine I'm dreaming but just then, confirmation is torn from a carbon copy receipt book and handed to me. The year is 2025 and this is orthodontics in the country.' 'The Lone Ranger (C8) and Tonto were surrounded by tribesmen,' explains Duncan McRobert of Hawks Nest. 'The Lone Ranger turned to Tonto 'What should we do if the Indians attack?' Tonto was quick to reply 'What do you mean by we, white man?'' John Ure of Mount Hutton recalls that 'when I was a police detective at Toronto, Lake Macquarie in the 1970s, I would regularly assume the persona by declaring to my offsider: 'Off to Toronto, pronto, Tonto'. Groans all round.' You know, Granny was pretty sure that readers had had enough of radio serials back in April, with endless Blue Hills and Argonauts Club chat, then along came Anne McCarthy of Marrickville: ' Lone Ranger reminiscences (C8) brought to mind after-school radio serials of the '50s. These included Hopalong Cassidy and his horse Topper, and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, a trainee at the Space Academy hoping to become a Solar Guard on the spaceship Polaris. Do any other C8'ers share these memories?' 'Lone Ranger fan Mickey Pragnell will no doubt remember the fastest mouse in Mexico,' says George Manojlovic of Mangerton. 'His name was Speedy Gonzales and I think he ran a carpet business called Arriba Underlay.'
The Age
24-06-2025
- General
- The Age
Soft furnishings provide cold comfort
'My wife went shopping the other day for a new doona and came home with a comforter,' reports Bryan O'Keefe of Kembla Heights. 'I'm guessing the same marketing gurus were behind a dummy becoming a pacifier.' 'Geoff Turnbull's creek-side cubby tale (C8) reminded me of our visit to Burra (a fascinating town) in South Australia,' says Anne Kirman of Wilton. 'In the 1850s, some 1800 people lived in 600 dugouts excavated in the side of the Burra River. Sadly, flooding forced most of the occupants to leave, with only three dugouts surviving to the present day, albeit unoccupied. Life was tough back then.' 'In a makeshift room of a run-down old house in rural NSW, I watch as my son has two dental wires replaced,' writes Debbie Knapman of Nubba. 'A glue is being applied and needs to dry. For heat, a purple hairdryer is used, for water, a pink plastic spray bottle. When the yellowed autoclave machine becomes too noisy to speak over, it is intermittently turned off. I imagine I'm dreaming but just then, confirmation is torn from a carbon copy receipt book and handed to me. The year is 2025 and this is orthodontics in the country.' 'The Lone Ranger (C8) and Tonto were surrounded by tribesmen,' explains Duncan McRobert of Hawks Nest. 'The Lone Ranger turned to Tonto 'What should we do if the Indians attack?' Tonto was quick to reply 'What do you mean by we, white man?'' John Ure of Mount Hutton recalls that 'when I was a police detective at Toronto, Lake Macquarie in the 1970s, I would regularly assume the persona by declaring to my offsider: 'Off to Toronto, pronto, Tonto'. Groans all round.' You know, Granny was pretty sure that readers had had enough of radio serials back in April, with endless Blue Hills and Argonauts Club chat, then along came Anne McCarthy of Marrickville: ' Lone Ranger reminiscences (C8) brought to mind after-school radio serials of the '50s. These included Hopalong Cassidy and his horse Topper, and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, a trainee at the Space Academy hoping to become a Solar Guard on the spaceship Polaris. Do any other C8'ers share these memories?' 'Lone Ranger fan Mickey Pragnell will no doubt remember the fastest mouse in Mexico,' says George Manojlovic of Mangerton. 'His name was Speedy Gonzales and I think he ran a carpet business called Arriba Underlay.'
Sydney Morning Herald
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Memories amplified
'How good to see The Argonauts Club (C8) mentioned,' gushes Robyn Lewis of Raglan. 'I joined at age seven but didn't know the origin of Lysander 42 until I was 16 and studying ancient history for the leaving certificate in 1965. My brother was Aeschylus 30.' Megwenya Matthews (aka Timotheus 31) of North Turramurra writes: 'Being an Argonaut was a highlight of my childhood – the joy of hearing my contributions on the wireless, the serialised stories, games of charades, the songs and the erudition of the experts on nature (Tom the Naturalist aka Alan Colefax), art (Jeffrey Smart), literature (A. D. Hope) and music (Mr Melody Man aka Lindley Evans). Best of all was when my mother took me to a live session in Darlinghurst where Mac (Atholl Fleming), Chris (Leonard Teale) and the others presented the program. None were as I'd imagined but all lived up to expectations! Afterwards I sometimes sneaked an episode of Blue Hills, but my mother didn't really approve!' Fair enough. It was pretty racy stuff. Fans of the radio comedy Yes, What? (C8) have suggested it's time for Michael Fletcher to re-format. Both Judy Burge of Kelso and Marilyn Irons of North Narrabeen got theirs in CD form from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. The current political climate has been impacting the viewing of Geoff Gilligan of Coogee, with recent titles being The Russians Are Coming and I t's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. According to Geoff, 'It's all a bit scary.' Watch 'em with your loved ones, Geoff. No man is an island. Meri Will of Baulkham Hills keeps her cool: 'When our family bought a refrigerator in the '50s, the ice chest (C8) was relegated to the garage. Dad used it as a tool cupboard until he died in 2005. Now my sister-in-law uses it to store items of pottery before firing. Its latch and hinges remain in good order, ensuring a snug seal.'
The Age
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Handy horses use their loaf
'Gosh, Column 8 is bringing out the memories,' says Michael Fletcher of Ulsan, South Korea. 'The ice man delivering blocks of ice to the ice chest (C8) in my grandparents' home in Sans Souci, and the baker's horse-drawn cart, with horse unattended, slowly clopping along while the baker ran from side to side delivering bread. The horse would stop at the crossroad and wait for him to catch up.' 'We, too, had an ice chest,' writes David Morrison of Springwood. 'So if we wanted ice-cream for dessert, we would buy a block of it, packaged in cardboard, at the local milk bar and eat it as soon as possible after getting it home, meaning a few hundred metres on foot. I think I remember generous portions because it all had to go.' Viv Mackenzie of Port Hacking notes: 'An article claiming to prove dogs understand words popped up on my phone. That's old news to any dog owner who knows they can spell at least one word: W-A-L-K.' 'I watched the final of the Stawell Gift, and while many may have been disappointed that neither Gout Gout nor Lachlan Kennedy could overcome the handicaps in their respective semi-finals, who wasn't cheering for the aptly named Dash Muir?' asks George Zivkovic of Northmead. Granny can report that Dash finished a credible 5th, which the more callous members of this readership would call 'second-last'. 'Not everyone remembers Blue Hills (C8) fondly,' asserts Jillian Russell of Northbridge. 'When a possum got stuck in the cavity space in our weatherboard home in Melbourne in 1972, we called Pete the possum man for help. However, before he came, Blue Hills started on the radio and the sound of the theme song drove our possum right up the wall (and out to the roof)! Problem solved.' It wasn't all blue for Peter Buckley of Minnesota, USA, either: 'While many downed tools to listen to Blue Hills, my favourite radio program was Margaret Throsby's show on 2BL, in the early/mid-'70s. I'm not ashamed to admit she had the most beguiling voice I'd ever heard on radio. While work and travel often took me out of radio range, it was something never to be missed when back in Sydney.' 'Does all this anti-DEI talk from Trump explain why we've heard so little from Don jnr, Eric and Ivanka lately?' wonders Richard Murnane of Hornsby.
